2009 Cruise Critic Editors’ Picks Awards

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Each year we honor the World’s top cruise lines and celebrate the best of cruising with the announcement of the Cruise Critic Editors’ Picks Awards. This year we have selected winners in thirty-one categories, reflecting the diversity of the cruise ships and amenities available to travelers today. Our [...]

Norwegian Cruise Line opens waitlist for first sailing of Norwegian Epic

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Want to be on the first revenue sailing of Norwegian Cruise Line’s much-ballyhooed Norwegian Epic?
The line says it will begin taking names today for a waitlist to book the 153,000-ton vessel’s crossing next summer from Europe, where it is under construction, to its new home in the Caribbean.
Passengers [...]

Tough Economy makes luxury cruising more affordable – {Travel Daily News}

Tough Economy makes luxury cruising more affordable – {Travel Daily News}
“Cut-backs” and “budgeting” might be the buzz words for this summer, but the rough economy does have its advantages, luxury is now available for much less, according to cruise reviews and news Web site, CruiseCritic.co.uk.
Cruise travellers are finding that luxury packages and the best cabins are [...]

Cunard Announces Historic 2011 World Voyages Aboard the New Queen Elizabeth and Flagship Queen Mary 2 – On Sale July 1

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Cunard Line is proud to announce the latest chapter in its storied history: the 2011 World Voyages. In January 2011, the youngest luxury fleet at sea will see two of its regal ocean liners embark on global odysseys that together will visit 57 ports of call across 34 countries including a [...]

Deals abound for cruises this summer

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While some economists are predicting an upswing in the economy the cruise lines aren’t acting like it’s going to happen any time soon.
Cruise lines are dangling all sorts of enticements to get you to book with them. They come in various forms, from two tickets for one, free airfare, discounts for [...]

Disney Cruise Line offers New Disney Channel ‘Stars at Sea’

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In a Disney exclusive, Disney Channel stars will set sail this summer, joining thousands of Disney Cruise Line guests aboard the Disney Wonder for eight special sailings during the first-ever “Disney Channel Summer at Sea,” presented by Kodak.During the special sailings — three- and four-night Bahamian cruises [...]

Families who cruise together stay together

Family cruising is the new vogue, according to Richard Meadows of the Holland America Line.
“One change that has been happening over the last few years, which is a trend and not a fad, is the creation of multigenerational travel,” he said during a trip to Sydney from the line’s base in Seattle.
“The whole notion of [...]

Cruise lines get more hip to attract families

Most have begun offering options for active-minded, younger passengers
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A shipboard picnic on real grass is just one of the unusual offerings as cruise lines seek innovative ways to attract new customers and keep experienced cruisers coming back to the Caribbean.
When it’s launched late this year, Celebrity’s Solstice will feature a freshly manicured [...]

Norwegian Cruise Line unveils new concept in cabins

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Norwegian Cruise Line Wednesday unveiled a new concept in cabin design: A cluster of interior cabins built around a communal living area.
The line says the new class of accommodations, dubbed The Studios, will be a key element of its next ship, the 4,200-passenger Norwegian Epic. There will be 128 of the cabins in [...]

Cunard unveils details of its next ship, the Queen Elizabeth

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MIAMI — Are you a fan of the Queen Victoria? Chances are you’ll like the Queen Elizabeth, too.
The third new Cunard ship in six years will be strikingly similar to the earlier vessel, according to plans unveiled Tuesday at the Cruise Shipping Miami convention — the industry’s largest get-together.
Still, says senior Cunard [...]